Allann is from Brazil and always dreamed of being a soccer player. He went to Spain when he was 18 years old and after many closed doors in the soccer world, decided to do a missions school with Youth With A Mission (YWAM). During that school he felt God opening the door for him to become a long term missionary and use soccer to bring people closer to Jesus.

 

Stephy is a missionary kid born and raised in Spain, who never wanted to become a missionary because she didn’t want her kids to suffer saying goodbye like she did. At 14 she felt a strong calling to become a missionary and decided to say yes.

 

Allann & Stephy have been married since 2015. They helped pioneer the YWAM Vigo base 10 years ago, and have served as the directors for the past 4 years. They currently lead a team of 15 people, who are called to be full time missionaries in Spain, lead discipleship training schools, coach a woman’s team soccer (Allann), and work with women who have been abused to find healing and restoration in Jesus. 

 

They founded Coffee and Hope in 2016 to bring hope to women who are victims of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation, and train people in Human Trafficking prevention.

 

They are parents to Olivia who is a funny, empathetic, creative six year old, and to Mateo who is a loving, strong willed, sport fanatic four year old. Their mission as a family is to fight injustice through holistic Christian ministry based on Isaiah 61:1-3. ​​​